Tea party darling Bachmann emerging as force on the Hill
Irritates Democrats and GOP
Mar.22,2011

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann arrives with her husband, Marcus, at a state GOP fundraiser on March 12 in Nashua, N.H. Mrs. Bachmann recently has visited two other early nominating states. She is expected to announce by summer whether she will run for president in 2012.

For a person prone to the occasional political gaffe, Rep. Michele Bachmann can also stay relentlessly on message — traits that have made the tea party favorite both the butt of late-night jokes and a force to be reckoned with on Capitol Hill.

Days after Mrs. Bachmann made the much-debated claim on NBC’s “Meet the Pressâ€